The Avengers Review
Funny, exciting, and not entirely disposable as entertainment, The Avengers lives up to the early hype that it might be the film to beat for this year’s box office crown.
This Week in DVD: 5/1/12
Following an extremely slow DVD release week last week, this week's columnists and Zack Kotzer take on a marginally less slow week with looks at Steven Soderbergh's Haywire, Ti West's The Innkeepers, and the unnecessary sequel/reimagining The Wicker Tree.
Game of Thrones Episode 2.5 Review
It's hard to believe the season is already half over, but HBO's Game of Thrones continues to go strong in its fifth episode, entitled "The Ghost of Harrenhal." Gruesome deaths, political schemes, hard truths, and revenge are par for the course in this series and nowhere is that more evident than in this episode.
Hot Docs 2012: Weekend Update
As the first weekend of the 2012 Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival draws to a close today, we bring you even more reviews from the front lines of first person filmmaking with looks at The Imposter, Off Label, G-Dog, Shadows of Liberty, The Punk Syndrome, Buzkashi!, Welcome to the Machine, Where Heaven Meets Hell, and My Mate Manchester United.
Hot Docs 2012:
The First Big Day
On the first official day of Hot Docs 2012 following last night's gala, Canadian content dominates our reviews with looks at El Huaso, The Final Member, Legend of a Warrior, Crimes Without Honour, Who Cares?, and Fists of Pride. We also take a look at Big Boys Gone Bananas!*, My Thai Bride, Her Master's Voice, Planet of Snail, Colombianos, Ping Pong, and Laura
HotDocs 2012:
The Shorts
We look at and review some of the unsung heroes of the Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival, the shorts.
The Pirates: Band of Misfits Review
Aardman Animation, the creators of Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run, bring you The Pirates: Band of Misfits, a giddy sugar rush of British animated entertainment.
Warriors of the Rainbow Review
While certainly impressive, the North American cut of the originally 5 hour long Taiwanese epic Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale leaves a lot to be desired in the storytelling department. There are, however, plenty of decapitations.
Pull List: 4/25/12
Pull List is a weekly roundup comic book reviews on the site. It's been a while, so get comfortable and let’s get down to business. This week features The New Avengers #25 and Vampirella: The Red Room.
Hot Docs 2012 Reviews: Part 4
We break out the big guns for today's Hot Docs 2012 preview with a lot of titles that have gone rush, including Indie Game: The Movie, We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, Detropia, Finding Truelove, Bones Brigade: An Autobiography, and The World Before Her. Also looks at Sexy Baby, Mom and Me, Beware of Mr. Baker, and The Job.
Safe Review
Once again playing a lone bad ass assigned to taking a defenceless person under his wing while on a hunt for revenge and answers, Safe stands as a testament to Jason Statham’s magnetism that the film doesn’t feel old and tired at all.
The Five-Year Engagement Review
While it will probably appeal to the most adoring fans of producer Judd Apatow and star Jason Segel, The Five-Year Engagement is a mean spirited, mostly unoriginal comedy that can never decide if it wants to pander to women or to bros, when it's a plot clearly designed to pander to the latter.
Hot Docs 2012 Reviews: Part 3
Hot Docs 2012 Preview Day 3 and the hits just keep on coming with looks at China Heavyweight, In the Year of Hip Hop, Brooklyn Castle, The Frog Princes, Finding North, Radioman, Low and Clear, and The Betrayal.
The Raven Review
While far from historically accurate and featuring a dreadful conclusion, The Raven still holds some mindless fun thanks in part to a great leading turn from John Cusack.
Hot Docs 2012 Reviews: Part 2
In day two of our look at this year's upcoming Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival, we take a look at The Queen of Versailles, Not a Carwash, Beauty is Embarrassing< /cite>, Herman's House, Despite the Gods, Oma & Bella, Ballroom Dancer, and GLOW: The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.
